Carpentry Services Southampton
Carpenter and joiner. Wood window repairs, fitting doors, traditional joinery
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Front Door Tidyup
A main entrance door does take a bit of a beating over time. One not so interesting fact is that a main entrance door will be opened and closed 10’220 times if the property is occupied by just two persons…
Read MoreReplacement Double Glazed unit in a Barn Door
Not always a straightforward job and having been told by several carpenters ‘ you need a replacement door’ it took this customer 6months before he found me. A replacement solid Oak Barn Door like this plus the fitting charge would land a…
Read MoreTGV Doors
I make a number of doors each year for exterior use with a TGV covering. The issue with the off the shelf gates and doors that are available will be that they do not have a plywood back and the TGV…
Read MoreInternal French doors installed in Southampton
Internal French doors. These doors were fitted between a kitchen and lounge, these ‘8 light’ doors let in plenty of light whilst keeping kitchen odours out of the living room. The head –that’s the top part of the frame, had…
Read MoreSide light repair to French Doors
Side light repair to French Doors in Southampton Here we have a frame where the sidelight which I had made repairs to is fixed. Adjacent are matching french doors and then further sidelights on the other side. The rot had…
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Carpentry knowledge & skills
Whilst visiting one of our Cathedrals: Many of them are within a 100 mile radius of Southampton. I came across this gem of a repair to a 16th Century door which serves as the main entrance door to the Ladies…
Read MoreHardwood Door Renovation
The customer assumed that the front door to their property needed to be replaced. I was keen to renovate the door as all joints were sound and there were no signs of rot. Being a 36 inch wide door a replacement…
Read MoreA Door in Canterbury
This is not an illusion. On a recent short break in Canterbury I came across this door which isthe main entrance to a book shop. The whole building lists (leans) by about 30degrees. Because it is listed, doors had to…
Read MoreRebuilding a Victorian Style door.
This door was almost beyond saving indeed at one point I thought is it really worth it. The glazing had not been installed with adequate sealants so the rain had penetrated behind the beading at the base of the glass…
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